From the category archives:

Iowa

Update: I’m Going to Blissdom!

January 13, 2010

When I last saw you, I was having a pretty bad day. In fact, I was having such an awful day that I thought I’d share it. I spread the news here, on Twitter, and on Facebook. And people answered. YOU answered. Thank you so much. I appreciated everyone’s comments and sympathy. It meant so [...]

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Dear 2010, you can #suckit

January 11, 2010

It’s barely two weeks into the new year and I have had it. I can’t seem to get out of my own way. I’m lacking confidence, focus, and follow-through. Today was the last straw. So far today I have

lost my grandpa. The upside is that my family was able to spend some good time with [...]

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2009 Recap: Best Trip of 2009

December 1, 2009

A (virtual) blogging buddy of mine, Gwen Bell, has come up with a fantastic idea: She is hosting the Best of 2009 Blog Challenge this month. The challenge is to address one or all of the 31 writing prompts and “share your best moments of 2009 over the course of December.”
When I was a teenager, [...]

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Iowa: Lightning Bugs and Livin’ Free

September 18, 2008

I wrote this post last summer, but forgot to post it. I found it this week and thought I’d share it with you. Next week I’ll be writing about our family reunion in Iowa. I’m late, but whatever.
When I was a little girl, I loved my summers in Iowa. As I grew older I didn’t [...]

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Iowa, Land of the Casserole

September 16, 2008

My love of Iowa is well-documented. So don’t give me any grief about giving them grief.
Iowa is the land of the casserole. They will vehemently deny it, but I have yet to visit that state without being fed several casseroles on my visit. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good casserole. Every meal, though?

They [...]

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